Middle East Talks Teeter on the Brink, Waltz plays Spy Games in Minnesota & the Shocking Search for Missing Migrant Kids Week In Review
Verdict with Ted Cruz
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๐๏ธ 13 June 2026
โฑ๏ธ 32 minutes
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Summary
1. ๐ฎ๐ท Iran, Israel, and U.S. Foreign Policy
- There were escalating military tensions between Israel and Iran, including missile exchanges and Israeli airstrikes.
- U.S. involvement:
- The U.S. was not directly involved in strikes.
- President Trump is portrayed as attempting to control escalation while negotiating a deal.
- Preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.
- Criticism of previous administrations (Obama/Biden) for being too lenient.
2. ๐๏ธ Minnesota Whistleblower and Fraud Allegations
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- Officials in Minnesota (including Governor Tim Walz’s administration) ignored or covered up fraud in social programs.
- Whistleblowers were allegedly:
- Intimidated
- Monitored
- Investigated by private investigators
- There is:
- Systematic fraud
- Government retaliation against employees who reported misconduct
3. ๐ถ Missing Migrant Children at the U.S. Border
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- Hundreds of thousands of migrant children were lost or unaccounted for during the Biden administration.
- Many were placed with unverified sponsors.
- Some children were subjected to trafficking, forced labor, or abuse.
- The Trump administration is now recovering these children (claims ~146,000 found).
- Connecting this issue to broader points on immigration policies and “open borders.”
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.3 | Welcome, it is Vertic with Ted Cruz. |
| 0:06.4 | Weekend Review, Ben Ferguson with you. |
| 0:08.6 | And here are the stories that you may have missed that we talked about this week. |
| 0:11.9 | First up, Iran. |
| 0:13.9 | And where we are now in the politics of this deal, could we get a deal done? |
| 0:18.4 | And how much does this have to do with national security? |
| 0:21.2 | We break it down for you. |
| 0:22.8 | Also, we have got a shocking story coming out of Minnesota |
| 0:26.5 | that the governor there actually paid private investigators |
| 0:30.9 | to spy and to intimidate government employees |
| 0:35.3 | who had whistleblown on the massive fraud that was taking place. |
| 0:39.5 | And finally, the Trump administration going all out to find children that were released into the |
| 0:46.4 | country after they came across the southern border, and these children are missing by the |
| 0:51.7 | hundreds of thousands. So who are they found? |
| 0:54.5 | Well, it's an incredible story. |
| 0:56.0 | We have that for you as well. |
| 0:57.7 | It's the weekend review, and it starts right now. |
| 1:00.8 | All right, let's timestamp this. |
| 1:02.7 | It is 1237 a.m. Eastern time as we are recording right now, Senator. |
| 1:07.9 | And so let's talk about what's happening right now in the Middle East. |
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